2016–17 Lesotho Premier League

Lesotho Premier League

Season	2016–17
Matches played	81
Goals scored	184 (2.27 per match)
Biggest home win	2 matches Kick4Life 5-0 Butha-Buthe Warriors (10 September 2016) Linare 6-1 Butha-Buthe Warriors (13 November 2016)
Biggest away win	3 matches Butha-Buthe Warriors 0–4 Sky Battalion (29 October 2016) LCS 0-4 Matlama (30 October 2016) Butha-Buthe Warriors 1-5 Lioli (26 November 2016)
Highest scoring	Linare 6-1 Butha-Buthe Warriors (13 November 2016)
Longest winning run	Lioli (5)
Longest unbeaten run	Bantu Matlama (7)
Longest winless run	Butha-Buthe Warriors (12)
Longest losing run	Butha-Buthe Warriors Likhopo (6)
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 27 November 2016.

The 2016–17 Lesotho Premier League is the 49th season of top-tier football in Lesotho. The season began on 27 August 2016. Lioli are the defending champions, coming off their second straight title and fifth overall.

The league is comprised 14 teams, the bottom two of which will be relegated to the 2017-18 A Division.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 A Division, Butha-Buthe Warriors and Sky Battalion. On the other hand, Likila United and Mphatlalatsane were the last two teams of the 2015–16 season and will play in A Division for the 2016-17 season. Lioli are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.

Stadiums and locations

Bantu

Warriors

Kick4Life
LCS
LDF
LMPS
Likhopo
Matlama

Battalion

Locations of the 2016–17 Lesotho Premier League teams

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2015-16 season
Bantu FC	Mafeteng	Bantu Stadium	1,000	7th in Lesotho Premier League
Butha-Buthe Warriors FC	Butha-Buthe	Butha-Buthe Field	1,000	A Division
Kick4Life FC	Maseru	Old Europa Ground	1,000	6th in Lesotho Premier League
Lesotho Correctional Services FC	Maseru	LCS-Field	3,000	3rd in Lesotho Premier League
Lesotho Defence Force FC	Maseru	Ratjomose Stadium	1,000	8th in Lesotho Premier League
Lesotho Mounted Police Service FC	Maseru	PTC Ground Europa	1,000	9th in Lesotho Premier League
FC Likhopo	Maseru	LCS-Field	3,000	5th in Lesotho Premier League
Linare FC	Maputsoe	Maputsoe DiFA Stadium	3,000	10th in Lesotho Premier League
Lioli FC	Teyateyaneng	Lioli Football Stadium	1,000	Lesotho Premier League Champions
Liphakoe FC	Quthing	Liphakoe Stadium	1,000	11th in Lesotho Premier League
Matlama FC	Maseru	Pitso Ground	3,000	2nd in Lesotho Premier League
Roma Rovers FC	Roma	Machabeng Stadium	2,000	12th in Lesotho Premier League
Sandawana FC	Maputsoe	Maputsoe DiFA Stadium	3,000	4th in Lesotho Premier League
Sky Battalion FC	Mohale's Hoek			A Division

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lioli	12	9	1	2	27	7	+20	28	2018 CAF Champions League
2	Kick4Life	12	8	2	2	24	13	+11	26
3	Bantu	10	6	3	1	15	4	+11	21
4	Matlama	11	5	5	1	16	7	+9	20
5	LMPS	12	5	5	2	10	6	+4	20
6	LCS	12	5	4	3	14	13	+1	19
7	Sky Battalion	11	5	3	3	11	8	+3	18
8	Liphakoe	12	4	3	5	12	13	−1	15
9	LDF	11	3	5	3	8	9	−1	14
10	Sandawana	12	2	7	3	10	11	−1	13
11	Linare	12	3	3	6	19	21	−2	12
12	Rovers	12	2	2	8	8	22	−14	8
13	Likhopo	11	1	1	9	4	17	−13	4	Relegation to A Division
14	Butha-Buthe Warriors	12	0	2	10	6	33	−27	2	Relegation to A Division

Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

	Leader
	2016 CAF Champions League or 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
	Relegation to Ligue 2

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Lioli	10	8	5	4	3	1	2	3	2	1	1	1
Kick4Life	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Bantu	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	2	3	3	5	3
Matlama	3	5	8	7	8	8	5	4	4	4	3	4
LMPS	4	6	4	2	1	3	3	6	6	7	7	5
LCS	10	7	6	6	6	7	8	9	10	6	4	6
Sky Battalion	4	3	7	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	6	7
Liphakoe	4	3	3	5	7	6	7	8	7	8	8	8
LDF	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	8	9	9	9
Sandawana	7	9	10	11	12	12	10	10	9	10	10	10
Linare	10	11	13	10	10	10	11	13	11	11	11	11
Rovers	13	12	11	13	13	13	13	11	12	12	12	12
Likhopo	14	13	12	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13
Butha-Buthe Warriors	9	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

Last updated: 27 November 2015
Source: Soccerway

References

Football in Lesotho

Lesotho Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Lesotho Premier League

Domestic cups

Men	Lesotho Independence Cup Vodacom Soccer Spectacular MGC Supa 8

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
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Foreign players
Venues

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2016 in African Football (CAF)

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International competitions	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's tournament women's tournament CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

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Lesotho Premier League 2013-14

Bantu (Mafeteng) Joy (Leribe) Lesotho Correctional Services (Maseru) Lesotho Defence Force FC (Maseru) Likhopo (Maseru) Linare FC (Leribe) Lioli FC (Teyateyaneng) (Champions) LMPS (Maseru) Matlama FC (Maseru) Melele FC Mpharane Celtics Mphatlalatsane FC (Leribe) Nyenye Rovers (Leribe) Qoaling Highlanders

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